[botswanapredatorforum] Re: caracal and black backed jackal numbers

Hi Lorraine
We have a large jackal population in the Northern Tuli but have never done a
count. We used to see the odd caracal about 15 years ago but haven't seen one
since so looks to me like they have all but disappeared from our area. Habitat
change ? And very abundant leopard population ?
Regards
Pete
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On Feb 23, 2012, at 15:30, "Lorraine Boast" <lboast@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Would anyone have rough estimates of caracal and black backed jackal numbers
> in Botswana. Are there any official figures?
>
> Thanks
>
> Lorraine
>
> Lorraine Boast
> PhD student
> Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town
> +255 (0) 773833237